Workplace Injury and Mental Health Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Workplace injury is a widespread problem that impacts mental health and quality of life and places a substantial burden on employers and the health care system.

Objective

To determine whether mental disorder rates differ following workplace injury compared with injuries outside the workplace.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study assessed individuals hospitalized for an injury requiring surgery between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2018, with a 2-year follow-up period using population-based administrative data in Manitoba, Canada. Analyses were completed June to July 2021. This study compared 2 cohorts: individuals with a workplace injury matched 1:5 on sex, age, geographical region, and surgical procedure code with individua

SUBMITTER: Wightman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826355 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature